Combined spanner and wrench



E. H. GUERRERO.

COMBINED SPANNER AND WRENCH.

APPLICATION FILED IuLYI, 1921.

1,405,207, 'Patented Jan. 31, A1922.

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a citizen of the United States,A residingat San Antonio,lin the county of Beiar and State of Texas, have invented cert-aiirne-w and useful Improvements. in Combined Spanners and-i/Irenches';` and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact Y description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to vwhich it Y appertainsto make and use the same.

v ments in tools and 'has particular reference to a device of this class which functions as a spanner for engaging the lugs on hose couplings for rotating said couplings and also acts as a wrench, this part being designed more especially for turning the usual nut on top of a fire hydrant to open the valve.

The principal object of the invention, as above indicated, is to provide a single tool which serves the purpose of two tools which are ordinarily required for the purposes mentioned. l

Another object of the invention is to generally improve upon devices of this class by the provision of oneA of extreme simplicity and durability which embodies pawl and ratchet mechanism, thus enabling short movements of the handle to be employed for rotating the nut on the hydrant instead of rotating the handle through a complete revolution asis ordinarily done with thecommon type of wrenches now employed for *this purpose. Y

Other objects and advantages ofthe invention will be apparent during the course of the following description. n

' In the accompanying drawings forming apart of this specification and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the'same: n

Figure 1 is a top plan View, with parts shown in section, of a tool constructed `in accordance with this invention. v

Figures 2 and 3 are sectional views taken substantially on the planes of the lines 2--2 and 3-3 respectively of Fig.1. 1 i

In carrying out the invention, I employ a handle 1 which is equipped at'its outer end with substantially circularring-like enlargements 2 constituting a head, the latter being formed on one side with a lateral enlargement 3 arranged adjacent the point of con- I Specincation oi LettersPatentp.; i Farben/ted;

u 1 Y nection on the head and handle; Itis to be' Be it known that I,EDwAnDoH; GUERRERO,

noted that at least one'of thevertic'al'edges ofthe handle andenlargement '3 is vflat, Land 1 Jani 31; V1922.y

terminal is formed with a notch 5, which constitutes what may be ltermed a spanner, the same being adapted as is obvious, to

receive one of the lugs L' therein` for the purpose ,of imparting rotation to the coupling C. From the foregoing it will be seen that the'portion of the tool which serves as a spanner for turning hose couplings has been described. The wrencndesigned for turning the nut on fire hydrants-will now be described.

To this end, it will be seen that a ratchet 6 is arranged for rotation within the ringy or head 2 and this is equipped with a central non-circular hole 7 designed Jfor gripvping a flat faced object such as a nut. Faceplates 8 are secured on opposite `sides of the head andare Wider .than the' latter and.

extend inwardly beyond Vthe inner edge thereof and cover portion ofthe ratchet 6 so as to serve asa sole retaining means for this part of the tool. The head adjacent theenlargement 3 is -formed with a recess 9 to accommodate av spring-pressed dog 10` pivoted to the head as indicated at 11. The

spring for actuating the dog is designated Y by the numeral 12 and 1s arranged in a trans-y verse hole 13l which extends through theenlargement 3. Atpone end, the spring surrounds a suitable pin 14 on one side of the l dog and at its opposite end it bears against' a. removable plate 15 which serves to close the outer end of this opening 13.'

The abutment lof the tool is shaped to conform to the periphery of the coupling QC such as found on the {ire-engine hose, thus permitting the Spanner notch 5 to be` easily and conveniently engaged with one or the lugs L on this coupling. If itis desiredto use the device for turning the supply of water of .a fire hydrant off or on, this can be done by simply engaging the non-circular opening of the ratchet with the usual nut on top of thehydrant and movingthe handle back and forth for rotating this ratchet as is usual with devices of this type.

By carefully considering the description sary.

Since probably the best resiilts may be obtained with the construction and arrangement herein shown and described7 this is taken as the preferred embodiment of the invention. However, I wish it to be understood thatfminor changes coming within the scope of the subjoined claims may be resorted to if desired.

I claim; n l. A combined ratchet wrench and spanner wrench comprising a handle having a ratchet receiving head atits vfront end, said head being provided with an integral dogcarrying projection having means at its eX- terior co-operable with said handle in forming a Spanner wrench. Y

2. A combined ratchet wrench and spanner wrench comprising a handle having a ratchet receiving head at its front end, said head being provided with an integral lateral projection internally recessed to accommodate a ratchet operating dog and externally notchedto co-act with the .handle in forming a spanner wrench. Y

In testimony whereof I have hereunto vset my hand. s

EDWARD@ GUERRERO., 

